situation and we will protect our certain lives and to ensure the development of the capabilities of space command will be created next timber in the air force which will eventually become the air and space. russia has launched a new telescope into space to observe more than 3000000 black holes throughout its lifetime the specter argy was developed for the germany and should replace an older telescope which is known as the russian hubble or moscow hopes the satellite will create the finest detail sky map of cosmic radiation this could help scientists investigating what's known as dark matter and dark energy and. on monday india will launch an unmanned drone over to the moon's unexplored southern pole the chance that a onto mission will analyze minerals and frozen water while mapping the lunar surface india's 1st moon mission in 2008 helped confirm the presence of water on the moon surface. the cricket bowl cup final gets underway in just over an hour with hosts anglin and new zealand looking for their 1st ever titles and then go into the match at lord's as hot favorites even though they're playing

situation and we will protect our satellites and to ensure the development of our capability is a space command will be created next september in the air force which will eventually become the air and space force. still ahead in the sport absent from his club but not hiding from the world peter has the latest on the air about it's of naima. in bolivia like everywhere connectivity is paramount and yet more infrastructure in the pan than some foreign corporation means to many remain offline now a politician and tech activists are building a homegrown solution to connect linefeeds and secure the nation's technological sovereignty. rebel geeks the citizens network. to his supporters hungary's prime minister is a guardian of europe's borders manning the ramparts against migrant told. to others viktor orbán is an authoritarian demagogue whose far right agenda poses a significant threat to democratic values people in power investigates the leader taking his country to extremes hungary europe's bad boy on a jersey at a. time for the sport his peter. thank you very much simona halep is the new wimbledon

situation and we will protect our satellites and to ensure the development of our capabilities a space command will be created next september in the air force which will eventually become the air and space. the disappearance of our all sea has been called one of the world's largest manmade environmental disasters it's become a desert with poisonous old storms and an extreme climate is back to stan's government and the united nations hoping to bring it back to life but not in the form of water stem vasant reports. it was once a rich fishing ground for the soviet union now it's a salty desert the disappearance of the air will see has affected the lives of millions of people it's poisonous dust storms from the remains of pesticides reach far beyond central asia rusty ships on the form a sea bed have become monuments of environmental destruction both more and. more. everything is linked to the sea the sea was not just meeting its biggest but most everywhere. you've probably seen what sort of tin fisheries reduce here this was a rich region until we became poor step by step. first choice to its fam

situation and we will protect our satellites and to ensure the development of our capabilities a space command will be created next september in the air force which will eventually become the air and space food. still at this hour we follow the family in zimbabwe as they struggle to make ends meet in the midst of the ongoing economic crisis. may be in want of her life after threatens to turn the tide in the battle for tripoli by attacking from the saying. things could be closer between them i say he's dr peter has all the action from qualifying. hello again welcome back to international weather forecast what's going to be a chilly rain here across much of the southeast we're talking about temperatures that have come down across many areas and we're talking below average for some regions so take a look at the satellite image a lot of rain across much of the same area as well so the forecast map here on sunday there is the rain and it's going to continue to stay quite rainy as well as chilly across much of the balkans or the next few days and that's going to be encroaching over here towards west

situation and we will protect our satellites and to ensure the development of the capabilities of space command will be created next in the air force which will eventually become the air and space. now the cricket world cup final gets underway in just a few minutes with hosts england and new zealand looking for their 1st ever titles engine go into the match at north as hot favorites even though they are playing in their 1st final in 27 years meanwhile new zealand in the can to avoid a repeat of the thrashing that they suffered in the last world cup final at the hands of the stray mia let's go to our sports correspondent leigh wellington is joining us live from north cricket ground in london they have the advantage of it world no play a part today for either side neither have won the world cup before. i think both teams will start this final probably tell you what. is a delight to play this with a bit of writing about some of the. about the weather. the final i wonder what has that effect of the tournament given such a huge. there is a. powerful . thing. well that is live live at north london. n

and you served honorably in the top leadership positions in the air force space command in the four years before. that i kmenld tcommend the will of you and your family to continue your service to our military and country. as we form a new united states space force, we need your strategic insights and guidance to move the key initiative forward including how to improve space acquisition. british army field marshal bernard montgomery said, "if we lose the war in the air, we lose the war and we lose it quickly and we can say the same thing about space now." when i say the world is the most dangerous position it has been in my lifetime, one of the areas i'm talking about is the proliferation of ballistic missiles and cruise missiles capability. russia, china, iran, north korea, use missiles as strategic leverage and we need strateg te imagination to count they are growth. as the former secretary of defense said, we need urgent change and significant scale to implement the national defense strategy and i couldn't agree more. senator reid? >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. let me join you

situation and we will protect our satellites and to ensure the development of our capabilities a space command will be created next september in the air force which will eventually become the air and space force well india is also in the race to space a mission to the moon is about to blast off chandra and to is carrying a lunar lander and rover to remotely explore the south pole of the moon its predecessor a decade ago helped to discover molecules of water finally important of course for a permanent presence there. well the disappearance of a our all see back to earth in central asia has been described as one of the world's worst manmade environmental disasters is now a desert with poisonous sort storms but attempts are now being made by the government of a speck a star and the u.n. to bring the region back to life a step vasant reports. it was once a rich fishing ground for the soviet union now it's a salty desert the disappearance of the air will see has affected the lives of millions of people it's poisonous dust storms from the remains of pesticides reach far beyond central asia rusty shi

commander. in other words, there would be a specific force just for the space force. that was pretty widely accepted. a little more controversial, again. this is what i want your comments on, would be we have language that after a year, again, that the commander would answer directly to the secretary of the air force rather than to the chief of staff and then also after a year that the -- that you'd have a permanent member of the joint chiefs of staff rather than a situational member of the joint chiefs of staff. trying to model as much as possible after the marine/navy relationship. and we did it in a way to have some incremental movement, some transition to avoid a major bureaucracy. i would be interested in your thoughts and comments on that. obviously the job you're seeking will have a lot to say about that and just be interested in your opinions. >> well, i would offer you this. first of all, i think the steps are appropriate and right. and i think the dual hatting of general raymond for the next year is appropriate. and then as we go down and learn our lessons, e

members of the general staff and strategic command as well as members and staff when he was the space command. he was one of the closely regarded officers and military because he commands the nuclear deterrence. the inspector general also interviewed his personal security team. the result is a final report with over 1400 pages. the military does not automatically suspend to disk clearances or remove them from command when there's an allegation of impropriety. if the initial facts gathered justify it, we can, and i have done so in other cases. this committee also has handled this matter with respect for the accuser and for general hyten with discretion and sensitivity. after all of this, i believe the senate will come to the same conclusion i did. general hyten was falsely accused in this matter should be satisfied as you consider the nomination. i accept that it is entirely possible that his accuser is a wounded soldier who believes what she's saying is true. the possibility makes this a situation very sad. with these facts maintaining the credibility. and deeply rooted justice. i hope you wi

situation and we will protect our satellites and to ensure the development of our capabilities a space command will be created next september in the air force which will eventually become the air and space force. well india is also in the race to get into space a mission to the moon is about to take off chandra young to is carrying a lunar lander and a river to remote clee explore the south pole of the moon its predecessor a decade ago helped to discover molecules of water vitally important of course for any permanent presence of life there. well india's highest mountain of rubbish is on course to be taller than the taj mahal by next year the site which is in east delhi is growing 10 meters every year and it now stands at around 65 meters and that's despite the government banning its use 2 years ago after 2 people were killed and part of it collapsed elizabeth purana reports now from delhi. a mountain of waste this is where 2000 tonnes of easterlies of rubbish is dumped every day you're not love are you people living around the site say it's affecting their lives. as you can see the smell here

situation and we will protect our satellites and to ensure the development of our capabilities a space command will be created next september in the air force which will eventually become the air and space force well india is also in the race to space mission to the moon is about to blast off chandra and to is carrying a lunar lander and rover to remotely explore the south pole of the moon its predecessor a decade ago helped to discover molecules of water finally important of course for a permanent presence there. well the disappearance of the our all see back to earth in central asia has been described as one of the world's worst manmade environmental disasters is now a desert with poisonous sort storms but attempts are now being made by the government of his backers stan and the u.n. to bring the region back to life and step vasant reports from. it was once a rich fishing ground for the soviet union now it's a salty desert the disappearance of the air all sea has affected the lives of millions of people it's poisonous dust storms from the remains of pesticides reach far beyond central asia r

the space command will be a combatant command like cyber command or specialco operations command thatholds all of the force components army, navy commander submarine, and all the services of the various components together and operationalize those and basically treat spacelike cyberspacspace like cyberspace s a war fighting domain where weom polpull all of the services together. >> we have to look at this as a service that is focused on the type of people, the type of acquisition, the type of equipment that we need to maintain our dominance in the states which we've had over the last several decades but will be challenged in court by the peer competitors. >> host: does it surprise you when it comes to the space force specifically some 33% finding support for the space forcing 30% saying they don't support it and another 37% saying they have no opinion on that? >> if you expect with presidentt kennedy did,wh he put $280 billn in today's dollars the equivalent towards the moon program back then and there was a constanthat was aconstant eduo the public, to the congress, to other detracto

cetera, and develop that and prototype it and then we can split it off into a space force and space command. i think that's about right and it's about the right approach and i think having him as a member of the joint chiefs i think is also appropriate. in answering to the secretary of the air force is appropriate. the broader -- we'll work through the details but the broader issue is the recognition and i think this is critically important and i applaud the air force for doing it and the administration and i think it's really important we sustain it. the recognition of space as a domain of military operations. there was a time when we wished it wouldn't be so. but it is. and -- >> we're leaving the last part of this confirmation hearing to go to new york where joe biden is delivering a foreign policy speech. >> mr. president, chancellor, thank you for hosting us and for welcoming generations, literally generations of new americans to a wider and bigger and more optimistic future. you've done so much for so many people for so long, and it was a pleasure to meet you all including you proprov

for a former space shuttle commander, it isn't a matter of whether space goes main stream,e but a mof when. >> i want to someday walk into the school and say i steve. i'm an astronaut and all the kids look at me and said big deal t there's are of those. goal. my f> and that is nbr for tonight. thank you so mu watching. have a great evening! see you tomorrow. woman: this is "bbc world news america." is made possible by... the freeman foundation; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation, pu solutions for america's neglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. laura: this is "bbc world news america." w reporting frhington, i am

as we go on and learn our lessons we can prototype that and then split off into space force or space command that's about the right approach as a member of the joint chief it is appropriate to answer to the secretary of the air force but having said all that were working out the details but the recognition that is critically important in the administration is important lisa stating that is the recognition of space as a domain of military operations. there was a time we wished it would not be so bad it is in our economy depends on space. our military depends on space we have to have a cop and - - the capabilities to do that successfully in the space force combatant command and we are moving in that direction pretty quickly. >> and i thank you for your service to our great country i appreciate it very much but i noticed in your answer you said iran has always been a maligned actor which i absently agree with. that's why i voted against jcpoa because there could be a match letter way to get back rather than giving that up front i need to ask you your question or opinion on that because they hav

we are in cape canaveral and we speak to a former international space station commander.'clock we take a look at the results and reactions of the european parliament vote and ursula v011 european parliament vote and ursula von der leyen, her nomination to head the eu commission. and then we ta ke head the eu commission. and then we take a look at the front pages with the former trade minister lord digby jones. that all coming up on bbc news but now time for a sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'mjohn watson. the headlines. the stage is set as royal portrush prepares to host the open championship for the first time in 68 years. rory mcilroy tells us he hopes to make home advantage count. and i'm in liverpool on day five of the netball world cup where australia and new zealand continue their unbeaten record at this tournament. also ahead.. how sunday's world cup win carried extra significance for the man who masterminded it all. sometimes you get the rub of the green and you feel there is someone up green and you feel there is someone up there looking down on you a

in 2013 the international space station commander chris hadfield sang a version of the song at the end of his mission hadfield change the lyrics slightly so that major tom returned to earth safe and sound to. you. a chance. to do college level mission required a massive effort an estimated 400000 people took part in developing the technology for the moon landing had a huge influence on the movies nasa itself delivered spectacular pictures in july 969 shortly before takeoff it was perhaps the greatest human adventure of all time and would be covered on live t.v. like the one. as far as responsibilities represent a man. that's relatively difficult to answer. a new documentary on apollo 11 features digitally restored footage from nasa where some of the video has never been seen before. you have to kind of what all doubt one of the key moments were the moments of humanity the out there what were the things that stood out what really got me was the emotion on their faces you could see the weight of what they were about to do. the film celebrates the heroes of this historic mission. the worl

french president emmanuel macron announcing that creation of a french space command to improve countryse capables macron making that ament during a address to military personnel before the bigs celebration. the space force would work as a part of the french air force to protect the country's satellites in orbit it is similar to president trump's initiative announced last which would create a space force as sixth branch of the u.s. military by 2020. tropical storm barry drenching gulf coast as a category of three hurricane steve is live in mississippi. steve. >> there are concern it is that inland flooding in mississippi could become catastrophic. i'm steve on the coast, that story ahead. ♪ let's see, aleve is proven better on pain than tylenol extra strength. and last longer with fewer pills. so why am i still thinking about this? i'll take aleve. aleve. proven better on pain. na blend of quality probiotics. and fermented whole food botanicals, expertly curated to naturally support your gut health every day. go with align whole food blend. from the pros in digestive health. we took eve

former space shuttle commander eileen collins. >> no human has walked on mars to me that's inspirational who is going to be the first person on mars will it be an american >> reporter: but a manned mission to mars is likely 20 years or more away the future now isn't just about nasa it's about other countries and commercial space business. china wants to put its own people on the moon meanwhile, spacex and boeing will soon fly astronauts to the space station taking over from russia >> it's a very sensitive joystick. >> it is. >> reporter: boeing chief astronaut chris ferguson showing me the starliner looks like a fighter cockpit, which is why i really like it. >> reporter: tonight 50 years after apollo 11 -- >> it's time to go back to the moon, this time to stay. >> reporter: the world again has its eyes on the stars. tom costello, nbc news at the kennedy space center. >> a lot to explore out there. >>> that's "nightly news" for this thursday. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news thank you for watching and good night. >>> right now packing up and moving on. bay area residents are ge

apollo 11 launched from pad 39-a at the kennedy space center to begin its historic quarter million mile journey to the moon. just three days later, mission commander neil armstrong would wear the space suit that we will unveil in just a few moments when he took that one giant leap for mankind. when president kennedy declared in 1961 that the united states would put a man on the moon before the decade was out, it is important to remember in our time that he issued a challenge before our country was able to meet it. the truth is, we didn't have the rockets, we didn't have launch pads, we didn't have space suits. we not only -- we not only didn't have what we needed, we didn't know what we needed. the risks were great. the odds were long. and they were so long that some even feared that if we could make it to the moon, we might not be able to make it back. it took engineers, manufacturers and technicians more than 10 years to design the 21 layers of fabric, rubber, fiberglass that are just encased in this space suit that you will see unveiled today. but i expect it is -- it is moving for his family and for every american to remember the dangers and t

so inspired him that in later life he would become a nasa astronaut and an international space station commanderer that moment watching? great to have you here. do you remember that moment watching ?|j remember that moment watching ?|j remember very clearly. i grew up in california not far from remember very clearly. i grew up in california not farfrom san francisco and a very warm summer day the day of the landing and we had the day of the landing and we had the old black—and—white television set moved outside and had some friends over just watching set moved outside and had some friends overjust watching as the scene unfolded and you heard those famous words that they had landed on the moon. i think that the landing impressed me more than the moonwalk because to me that was the hard part and once they had landed everyone knew they would go outside and walk. but nevertheless watching them walk inspired me and started my dream of wanting to become an astronaut. you have pushed the boundaries ever since, i imagine the astronaut family is quite small and tight knit, did you speak to neil armstrong

space command. is that different than space force?pace forest will be a separate branch of the military that gives it an eight seat at the table when it comes to resources and the pentagon. the space command will be a cyber command or special operations command that pools all of the forest components and all of the services have various components together and operationalize those in basically treat spacelike cyberspace or like the middle east is a were fighting domain where we pool the services together. host: do we know how much that will cost question mark guest: the initial estimates are about $72 million. that's about the personal components in the infrastructure. we cannot look at this as additional bureaucracy. we have to look at this as a service that is focused on the type of people, the type of acquisition, the type of equipment that we need to maintain our dominance in space as we have over the last several decades. we will be challenge going forward by our." competitors. host: does the polls surprise you? 33% find support

a former nasa astronaut an international space station commander he says the sight of her story is a huge deal such an amazing event i remember like it was yesterday i was 8 years old at the time and this is what inspired me started my dream one day wanting to become an astronaut myself and i think what it did it mean everyone around the world it matter what country you were from just amazed that humans could reach such a goal and i think it made everybody individually and collectively tried a little harder dream a little higher and reach a little higher yes speaking of frenching a little higher though how realistic do you think is the u.s. is planning to go back to the moon by 2024 and ultimately the plan is in fact to get to mars. right so it depends on the way that it's done i think 1st of all you do need the political will you need the funding those need to show up and so i'm not sure that that is going to happen in time to make 2024 i think we're going to try but if you're creative about it and partner with some of these commercial companies companies like space x. and blue orig

back on the moon in five years, bill bill build a houstlunar s.base and head to m former space shutting commanderas walkedn on mars. who is going to be the first person on mars? will it be an american? >> reporter: but a omanned mission tars is likely 20 years or more away. the future now isn't just about nasa. it's about other countries and commercial space business. china wants to put its own people on the meanwhile, spacex and boeing will soon fly astronauts to the ace station, taking over from russia. >> it's a very sensitive joystick. >> it is. >> reporter: boeing chief assist now chris ferguson showing me the starliner. >> i really like it. >> reporter: tonight er apollo a 11 -- >> it's time to go back to the moon. this time to stay. >> reporter: the wld again has its eyes on the stars. tom costello, nbc news at the kennedy space center. >> a lot to explore out there. >>> that's "nightly news" for this ursday. news" for this ursday. th not all water is created equal. only 1 bnalionth of 1% is filteturally. and emerges crisp and refreshing enough to be called deer parer100% natural spring w

former space shutting commander eileen collins. >> no hum has walked on mars.be the first person on mars? will it be an american? >> reporte but a manned mission to mars is likely 20 years or more away. n the future isn't just about nasa. it's about other countries and commercial space business. china wants to put its own people on the moon. meanwhile, spacex and boeing will soon fly astronauts to the e sptation, taking over from russia. >> it's a very sensitive joystick. >> it is. >> reporter: boeing chief assist now chris ferguson showing me the starliner. >> i really like it. >> reporter: tonight 50 years after apollo 11 -- >> it's time to go ck ba to the moon. this time to stay. >> reporter: the world again has its eyes on the stars. tom costello, nbc news at the kennedy space center. >> a lot to exploreou there. >>> that's "nightly >> i don't believe women should approach men. steve: you don't have to yoproach men. to put something in his eye line that interests him. steve, er: today on straight talk takes on -- steve: how to get money back ex.m an announc

space launch area. [helicopter noises] the commander in chief was aboard. donning a sailor's jacket he looked every inch the naval officer he was during world war ii. the fleet performed flawlessly. the andrew jackson. a proud commander congratulated up proud crew. the president returned to the cape by helicopter. the visit expressed continuing support for the nation's space program. ♪ >> on november 25 of the cape was closed. officers at the airport missile test center assembled for memorial services. us -- interestng and awareness of our efforts. is well to remember that we are assembled here today not because of the shocking way he and but because of attributed to the way he lives. we salute the memory of our late andident john f. kennedy salute as well in token of our devotion to duty, no president demonstrating a determination to move forward towards the goals established under the late president. it was the 21st straight success for this lower delta. the next they successfully launching -- placed in orbit. on thanksgiving day the president announced t

in their space suits, commander neil armstrong leads edwin "buzz" aldrin and mike collins into the spacecraftd pitch programme which puts apollo 11 on a proper heading. 0k, our flight controller's going to go for a landing. retro. go. vital. go. guidance. go. neil armstrong takes manual control and with fuel running low, brings the spacecraft down. the eagle has landed. roger, tranquillity. we copy on the ground. you've got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. we're breathing again. thanks a lot. he then makes his descent onto the lunar surface. i'm going to step onto land now. and uttered the words that would reverberate through history forevermore. it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. it was a time when all things seemed possible, the very stars seemed within our grasp, only for plans for the human exploration of other worlds to fade. but neil armstrong himself said that the dream was still there and it would come back in time. i'm joined now by tom kerss, astronomer at the royal observatory greenwich. thank you for coming in. it is a very special day for anybody who is f

for sierra nevada's lindsay a space shuttle commander it isn't a matter of whether space goes mainstreamt a matter of when. >> i want to some day walk into al schoo and say i'm steve, i'm an astronaut and all the kids look at me and say big deal, there are a ga zillion of those. >> wouldn't that be the day? >> yeah. >>> there's a lot of events that are going to be taking place on the national mall to commemorate the 50th anniversary. if you're going to be out there, umbrellas to block the sun. >> yeah. >> sunscreen, water, what can you do? >> definitely stay hydrated. i have concert in loudoun this evening at and ooemicing for it. >> it's so intense. >>> even going out on the national mall toacatch the shuttle, the cool light show they have there on the washington monument even tonight it's still going f toel like we're in the 80s and 90s even then, even after the sun goes down at 8:30. so again, take precaution. a hot 's going to be weekend out there. you probablyalready do know that. ybody's talking about. if you didn't know inthat, walk outside and see for yourself. the temperatures r

space. coming up, we hearfrom the commander of the mission that took the most famous photograph ever of our a moving account of the challenger space shuttle disaster, and we find out more about laika, the soviet dog who became the first living creature in space. but we begin injuly 1969, when the world stopped in its tracks to watch the americans put a man on the moon for the first time. a television audience in the hundreds of millions held its breath as neil armstrong clambered out of apollo 11 and took the first steps on the desolate lunar surface. gerry griffin was one of the nasa flight controllers. mission control was made up of a bunch of young people. i was 3a and i was one of the older guys in the room. i think we all felt that nobody has ever done this, so let's just do it. there was a routine from launch, i would say, to the point of going into lunar orbit. the final phases of the descent of apollo 11 were kind of fraught. we had two computer alarms saying that the computer was being overworked. they took a quick look to make sure all the guidance was correct. quickly gave them a

for lindsay, a former space shuttle commander, it's not a matter of whether space goes mainstream but >> i want to some day walk into a school and say i'm steve, i'm an astronaut all the kids look at me and say big deal >> reporter: for cnbc business news, i'm morgan brennan >> that might already be the case the fact we can talk about and we consider going to space a possibility means our culture and expectations have changed. >> i was reading it took 400,000 people to make the apollo landing happen the first time. now we have private companies, a lot less people, more technology one day me and you may be up there. >> me, way, way after you. thanks, frank. >>> will tech stocks take the record market run to the next level or will invests be bitten by the f.a.n.g. names? the debate next. >>> and later on "squawk box," don't miss marc lasry. stay tuned, this is cnbc >>> boeing will take a 4$4.9 billion charge in the second quarter due to the global grounding of its 737 max planes. the charge is set to wipe out profits. the jet vs have been ground sine mid-march after two fatal crashes. >

joining me now is somebody who has done that, former nasa astronaut, former space station commander andptain scott kelly. he holds the distinction of having spent a full year in space chronicled in his amazing book called "endurance." the details of what it was to live in space. scott, good to see you again. let's just talk about the apollo 11 mission because we talk about so many other things in space, but this was a key moment of inspiration for so many young people that made them dream about space and exploration. >> yeah, i think it was really the most inspiring thing that we've ever done. it really showed us what we were capable of doing, if we -- if we, you know, harnessed all of our resources in this country, put our minds to something that was a challenging problem and worked together. >> you've mentioned to me and as have other astronauts that when you are up in space looking back at earth you see things differently. a lot of the fights that we are involved in right now, a lot of cultural battles, a lot of political battles feel a little different ones you've been out in space.

former space shuttle commander iline collins. >> no american has walked on mars.anned mission to mars is likely 20 years away. the future is about other countries and commercial space business. china wants to put its own people on the moon. meanwhile, spacex and boeing will soon fly astronauts to the space station taking over from russia. >> it's very sensitive joystick. >> it is. >> reporter: boeing chief senate chris ferguson showing me the star liner. >> looks like a fighter cockpit which is why i really like it. >> reporter: 50 years after "apollo 11" --? >> time to go back to the moon to stay. as we said, china already has landed a probe on the far side of the moon. they want to put humans on the moon within about 20, 25 years. india hoping to land a probe. but it may be a private company that ends up putting people back on the moon first and then building a lunar base. maybe in concert with nasa. doing that on mars would likely cost a fortune and i think that's probably decades away. craig? >> all right. tom costello, you cover space for us. perhaps we shoul

science enjoy for space and nasa administrator, and space shuttle commander as well, the director of the mithsonian national air and space museum. mra [applause] >> mike, i'm going to let you breath.k and catch your show off my ng to sock socks. just got back from the celebration at the kennedy space one of the his was door prizes. saturn five on your sox? me start with you, charlie. you recently completed a term of as the state department's science envoy for space. what does that mean? what did you do? i i asked the same thing when was invited to do that. -- farrell ishank a career professional state epartment person, and she was y planner, my guide, my everything, the two of us traipsed around the world, i scientist and i'm not really an near, they said yes. being asked to become the state department science envoy, they said we want to make envoy for space and you're the only guy we can find. aside. kidding i was actually brought aboard to pend a year along with several others. i think there were six of us this year who went abroad to fields of our expertise, mine being space. we pi

's limitations,n we could build him an artificial environment for space travel. the commande technology of its age. it is a mini planet, complete with its own environmental control system, telecommunications, electrical power, guidance, navigation, propulsion,n, reaction control. watervided hot and cold and remove carbon dioxide from the air. three men could live here for more than a week, eat, work, sleep, shave, exercise and listen to music. it was micro media proof, burn proof and seaworthy. it could tilt itself in any direction. in short, the most intricate and sophisticated machine ever made by man. we areman, however, stuck with the original model. all we could do is add an outer layer of things he does not naturally have. space medicine showed us where man is vulnerable, and we learned to compensate for most weaknesses with technology and careful workmanship. >> i made boxing gloves before i came here. the fact is, i was an had tonced sewer, but i learn all over again, because it was completely different from what i had sewed before. this was getting down to one 64th

made machine to go there let's make a child who's a former nasa astronaut an international space station commander who's joining us via skype from use and thanks very much for speaking to us on what is the 50th anniversary of the moon walk or leroy chiao you also flew yourself on 3 space shuttle flights 1st tell us why this date is so significant. well this is a huge deal because 50 years ago most gay humans landed for the very 1st time on the surface of the moon and walked on the moon and it was such an amazing event i remember like it was yesterday i was 8 years old at the time and this is what inspired me started my dream one day wanting to become an astronaut myself and i think what it did it made everyone around the world it matter what country you were from just amazed that humans could reach such a goal and i think it made everybody individually and collectively try to little harder dream a little higher and reach a little higher yes speaking of rating a little higher though how realistic do you think is the u.s.'s plan to go back to the moon by 2024 and ultimately the plan is in fact to ge

space station mir. and in 2007 peggy whitson became the 1st female commander of the international space station the us. with a total of $665.00 days in space she still now says most experienced astronaut of any gender. to date 63 women from 9 countries have carried out missions in space most of them came from the united states. so far germany hasn't sent a woman into space but the store knowlton initiative has selected 2 women to train for space flight. so the term manned space flight is obsolete nasa boss jim biden style has even said the 1st person on mars is likely to be a woman. if outlet is read write latin. do you have a science question that you've always wanted answered that we're happy to help out and send it to us as a video text over a smell if we answer it on the show let's find you a little surprise as a thank you can i just ask. you'll find as i did have a dot com slash science or drop us a line at d w undisclosed high tech on facebook d w dot science. early this year the israeli lunar probe very chic headed to the moon the lander ended up crashing on the surface. but as the 1st privately